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Horton Hears a Who!
by Seuss, Dr
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good (edges very slightly rubbed)/very good-minus
- Seller
-
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1954. First edition. Hardcover (pictorial boards). Very good (edges very slightly rubbed)/very good-minus. Seuss, Dr.. [64]p, many ills. in black, blue, and red by the author. Unclipped jacket is soiled and edge-rubbed, as shown. True first printing of the second tale featuring Horton the amiable elephant, meeting all the required points (details on request). Acquired from the original and only owner, who purchased it when it came out in 1954.
Synopsis
Horton Hears a Who! is a 1954 book by Theodor Seuss Geisel, under the name Dr. Seuss. It is the second Seuss book to feature Horton the Elephant, the first being Horton Hatches the Egg. The Whos would later make a reappearance in How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. After WWII, Geisel was able to end his feelings of animosity towards Japan, using his book Horton Hears a Who as an allegory for the American post-war occupation of Japan, as well as dedicating the book to a Japanese friend.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robin Bledsoe, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31138
- Title
- Horton Hears a Who!
- Author
- Seuss, Dr
- Illustrator
- Seuss, Dr.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (pictorial boards)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good (edges very slightly rubbed)
- Jacket Condition
- very good-minus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1954
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Robin Bledsoe, Bookseller
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
About Robin Bledsoe, Bookseller
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- First Edition
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